not eat Vegan food….

possibly eat Vegan. Period.

Good for body, mind and thing between legs.

Dresden think meat that not meat good on occasion, but Dresden also think Vegan culture – well, righteous head-up-ass weirdos should pull out canine teeth before judgement passed.

Dresden eat meat. Welcomes meatless meat. Dislikes eye-rolling.

Dresden also hate smell of cigarettes. Dresden think Vegan smokers need examine things.

Ja.

uh, yeah.. a vegan wouldn’t suggest that you breed & slaughter them.

When I wrote my original “silly phase” comment, I had a slight feeling I was about to open a can of veggie worms but I had already hit the submit button. I was actually referring to faux vegans who feel they have to eat veggies just to fit in but need their food to still resemble meat. I think vegetarianism is a great idea for Americans (the majority are just too damn fat and unhealthy as my frequent trips back home proved to me). I was once a vegan myself, but came back to meat once I moved to Japan (not that we eat much of it here). I know vegans get a lot of shit from us meat-eaters, but you must admit that vegans can be extremely militant and a royal pain in the ass when they wish to. So it swings both ways..ok? I don’t want to get into a big vegan war here, but I do want to say that I think eating MORE veggies is a very good idea, but eliminating meats and fish protein may not be the best option. Would a vegan object to my meat-eating if I humanely bred my own animals and slaughtered them in a manner that limits their suffering? Probably not. Most vegans I know have an agenda that goes beyond the dietary. And it is that agenda that rubs so many carnivores the wrong way. Enough said. Now I order all vegans to relax and have a soy latte. I’ll try to be more careful with my selection of words next time.

Places like this bakery are wonderful ambassadors to the non-veg crowd, because they help to broaden people’s horizons without trying to “convert” anyone; they merely to offer more healthful and humane choices without being preachy (a cardinal offense for veg*ns, it seems).

As for saving the world, Jeremy, there are plenty of things we can do to make our planet a better place. Your all-or-nothing implication that 1) if vegetarianism is good it must be accompanied by perfect health and social justice, or 2) if absolute perfection is not the result, vegetarianism cannot offer a remedy to any social ills, is puzzling and seems to be a deliberate simplification.

There’s lots to agree upon here. It’s great news that Cake Walk is opening, and I look forward to checking it out with my non-veg friends!

That being said, I will gladly try this vegan place. Sounds like a nice treat to wash down summertime bbq’d meat :p